Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 113 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2019
All-time low
100.0%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Kenya, 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 100.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
That places Kenya 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 100.0% | — |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Kenya?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Kenya was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release